Ireland vs Serbia: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Ireland
0.9%
in 2025
Serbia
1.1%
in 2025
Ireland rank
10th
Serbia rank
8th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Ireland
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 10th and Serbia ranks 8th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 0.7% | 2.4% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Ireland or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Ireland and Serbia?
- 0.2%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Serbia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Serbia rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Ireland ranks 10th and Serbia ranks 8th of 228 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.